Milwaukee Bucks (46-26, third in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Phoenix Suns (51-21, second in the Western Conference during the regular season)
Phoenix; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Suns -4; over / under is 218
NBA FINALS: Series 2-2 tied
BOTTOM LINE: The Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks are in a 2-2 series tie in the NBA finals. The Bucks won the previous meeting by 109-103. Khris Middleton scored 40 points to lead Milwaukee to victory and Devin Booker scored 42 points in the loss for Phoenix.
The suns are 27-9 in their home place. Phoenix has an average of 12.5 turnover per game and is 27-7 when it has fewer turnover than its opponents.
The Bucks are 20-16. Milwaukee has a record of 45-23 when it scores 100 or more points.
TOP PERFORMER: Deandre Ayton leads the Suns with 10.5 rebounds and an average of 14.4 points. Booker averages 26.3 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting 39.1% in the last 10 games for Phoenix.
Giannis Antetokounmpo shot 56.9% and averages 28.1 points for the Bucks. Middleton averages 24 points and 7.4 rebounds while shooting 42.7% in the last 10 games for Milwaukee.
DURING PLAYOFFS: Suns: Average of 109.1 points, 43.4 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game, while 47.9% were shot out of the field. Your opponents averaged 103.6 points at 43.3% shooting.
Bucks: Average 110 points, 49.3 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 7.8 steals, and 4.3 blocks per game, while 45.7% were shot out of the field. Your opponents averaged 104.9 points at 45.0% shooting.
INJURIES: Suns: Dario Saric: Out of season (knee).
Bucks: Sam Merrill: day in and day out (ankle), Donte DiVincenzo: off season (foot).
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The Associated Press created this story using Data Skrive technology and Sportradar data.
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